Denise's festive journey through life!

Ek weet daar word gesê dat die weke vlieg en mens moenie jou tyd omwens nie, en dat jou werk ‘n belangrike deel van jou lewe is… maar ek is tóg ‘n voorstander van heerlike bevredigende vrye tyd in mens se lewe! Daardie effense tinteling van weet daar lê drie aande en twee volle dae voor jou waar jy seker kan werk inhaal, of huis skoonmaak en dergelike sleurtake of dalk moet jy werk toe gaan… of jy kan enige of allerhande  dinge doen om die lewe lekker or gemakliker te maak, om die gejaagdheid en die druk te ontsnap. Jy kan laat slaap of , soos ek, in die bed lê met ‘n warm koppie tee en die koerant wat al die week se nuus  gee, of jy kan vroeg gaan gym en dan het jy meer energie vir die dag. Jy kan besluit om ontbyt op die stoep te eet en dan dalk in jou tuin te werk.  Jy kan ‘n vriendin nooi om saam te gaan koffie drink by ‘n mooi koffiewinkel of jy kan ,soos ek ,interessante dvds by die biblioteek gaan haal om oor die naweek te kyk Dan is daar die naweek-weg...

Soos ek so pas genoem het, wil ek probeer meer kommentaar uitlok deur om in albei my tale te blog Ok then, I recently looked after someone's house and pets- which I seem to do on a regular basis nowadays- when instead of feeling alone in a relatively strange house, I got onto the big double bed and surrounded myself with a few of the pleasures in my life:  a cup of tea, something light to nibble on,my favourite radio station called RSG, some new magazines and my bookfriends ( by which I mean the books I am currently enjoying) and then my other new companion namely Lucy, the Laptop. I thought to myself what more could a single woman want? Ja daar is ek toe omring deur tydskrifte nl Good Housekeeping en die 'Tuis" . my nuwe speelding, Lucy die Laptop  en die volgende baie uiteenlopende boeke, MONUMENT deur Maretha Maartens- geskiedenis en roman , "SONDAG OP "N VOELPLAAS - nog 'n nuwe Afrikaanse boek, plus "THE HAT SHOP"so lekker ligte roman wat in ...

This is going to be a bilingual post- I am sure I should preferably translate my own blog, rather than having people trying to use google translate!! I would also like to prompt more comments - and have a very bilingual life with friends who speak both Afrikaans and English.. So here goes. Soos ek so pas genoem het, wil ek probeer meer kommentaar uitlok deur om in albei my tale te blog Ok then, I recently looked after someone's house and pets- which I seem to do on a regular basis nowadays- when instead of feeling alone in a relatively strange house, I got onto the big double bed and surrounded myself with a few of the pleasures in my life:  a cup of tea, something light to nibble on,my favourite radio station called RSG, some new magazines and my bookfriends ( by which I mean the books I am currently enjoying) and then my other new companion namely Lucy, the Laptop. I thought to myself what more could a single woman want? Ja daar is ek toe omring deur tydskrifte nl Good Hous...